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January 4, 2010
Although known to produce significant disability, this study puts some numbers on time loss duration and permanent partial disability for employees with carpal tunnel syndrome.
December 30, 2009
Technology at the heart of many a recent Hollywood blockbuster is aimed at making autos of the future more comfortable and drivable.
December 28, 2009
December 28, 2009
A timely study in the journal Human Factors suggests why texting while driving is riskier than talking on a cell phone or with another passenger.
December 28, 2009
Use instant messaging as a teaching aid, expert advises, but consider the "cool" factor.
December 21, 2009
Studies suggests pedestrians who talk on a cell phone while crossing a street
December 16, 2009
A recent Swiss study indicates that Workers with low back pain (LBP) who feared work tasks were dangerous relative to their condition had a significantly higher incidence of lost work days (absenteeism) and reduced work productivity (presenteeism), according to a recent Swiss cross-sectional study of 670 subjects.
December 14, 2009
December 14, 2009
The debate about whether emissions from cell phones cause brain cancer is as old as the technology, and another study fails to link the two. At the same time, the researchers are not dismissing the risk.